Hahahaha! That describes me on virtually all of my projects!
Type: Posts; User: longbow
Hahahaha! That describes me on virtually all of my projects!
I used ACWW 0.735" RB's with no lube in both smoothbore and rifled gun with no problems. I shot the most through my smoothbore but I put 15 rounds through a friend's rifled 870 with no leading.
I...
Yes, RB's are easy to cast, easy to load and are fun to shoot. They may not be the most efficient projectiles but when shotgun size they pretty potent! I like round balls!
If you want to slug your...
You might also consider a rifled choke tube. Some people report very good accuracy using rifled choke tubes. Some not so much but I suspect that slug fit is even more important with a rifled choke...
This is a question I am still trying to answer... To wad or not to wad?
The wad adds to the variables but for smoothbore I don't think it makes much if any difference.
I should start by saying...
There are a bunch of pics in this thread:
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?441108-RCBS-44-250-K-vs-44-250-KT
Longbow
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I don't see it mentioned here but there is a sticky for a post by JeffinNZ on accuraizing Lee Enfields:
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?49003-303-Lee-Enfield-accuracy-article
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Forum: Special Projects
I don't know about TIG welding except that I don't have a TIG welder and I know I don't have the skill to put a thin layer on.
The gunsmith said he could use either bronze or steel. The bronze is...
Forum: Special Projects
As a comment regarding your loose 16 ga. gun, I have an 1881 made W&C Scott & Son 10 ga. side by that is very loose so took it to a gunsmith to see what he could do and he said with laser welding the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I have not loaded 444 with BP but used to load up .45-70 for my 1895 Marlin with BP for fun shooting. In my experience I found that FFFg worked better than FFg for bullets of 385 to 405 grain.
I...
Forum: Leverguns
Back to your post #11... I guess you were asking me about the rod I used for lapping. No, not threaded rod, I used 5/16" plain steel cold rolled rod with one end turned down to 1/4" then that...
Forum: Special Projects
I'd think your shims will have to be held in place pretty firmly because those inserts will likely be moving some due to barrel vibration/harmonics plus the O-rings compressing. Of course shooting is...
Forum: Special Projects
Yes, what lar45 said! I used to think that the barrels should be parallel but no! They have to converge some but the convergence is dependent on range, recoil and shooter. That is why double rifles...
Forum: Shot Guns
I have been interested in Paradox guns for about as long as I can remember! If I had a half a functioning brain I would have saved up and bought a used one which can be had for $3000 to $5000 US but...
Forum: Special Projects
Good man!
How much change in POI have you gotten by rotating and shimming? I'm guessing your results are still pretty preliminary so just ballpark is what I am wondering. I will be looking at...
Forum: Leverguns
I have to say that I am surprised it won't group better than that! I had a Marlin 1895 in the 70's and shot cast boolits well from microgroove barrel. I have an 1894 Marlin in .44 mag now and it is...
I always put a 20 ga. or 16 ga. nitro card wad into the shotcup then COW then the ball. Your buffer is likely better than COW as a cushion. If the wads hold up with the buffer alone that's good but...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Go to Accurate Molds and take a look in their catalogue. There are about 3 pages of .46 cal. bullet designs ranging from 145 grs. to 608 grs. Tom will scale up to your .466"/.468" and for that matter...
Forum: Special Projects
That was fast! Chaszel may have made a mistake but it got corrected pretty quickly!
That is a good idea re aluminum duct tape! Cheap and easy though you'd have to pull the insert each time to move...
In my experience new Lyman moulds cast undersize or at best to size.
Not sure about Ideal moulds but my old Lyman moulds cast larger than my new Lyman moulds. I have a 40 year old 31141 that casts...
Forum: Special Projects
I'm actually thinking of a Stoeger Coachgun Supreme because it comes with choke tubes so offers more flexibility to try liners, rifled choke tubes or smoothbore plus it has 3" chambers which I'd...
Forum: Special Projects
I am waiting anxiously! I am living vicariously through your project currently!
Just as some encouragement I found this link to results from a Baikal with inserts (factory rifle but inserts in a...
Forum: Shot Guns
I am thinking it will depend a lot on what gun and slug your friend is planniing on using.
If smoothbore then this may help:
...
Forum: Special Projects
As it turns out the inserts are available through at least one outfit in Ontario. Same place I found TJ liners that have become difficult to get in Canada. I have an 1881 Marlin with a large and...
Forum: Special Projects
I'll definitely be interested in your solution for regulation!
In the meantime I will have to see if the Chaszel inserts are available in Canada. I hope so!
Longbow
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |